Author Michael Chrichton dies

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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Michael Crichton, who helped create the TV show "ER" and wrote the best-sellers "Jurassic Park," "The Andromeda Strain," "Sphere" and "Rising Sun," died in Los Angeles on Tuesday, his public relations firm said in a news release.

He "died unexpectedly," the release said, "after a courageous and private battle against cancer."

He was 66.

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/books/11/05/obit.crichton/index.html

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1. He got wacky in old age

State of Fear was so full of right-wing bullshit it was infuriating.

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2. Yep. And I remember Bush and Co using that as "proof"

that global warming was a myth....

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3. True. I have alot of books and was just thinking how

I need to donate some to make room on the shelves. I had decided to get rid of all my Crichton books because of State of Fear. I'm sorry about his passing, though.

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4. his technophobia got old...

but i read jurassic park, the lost world, the andromeda strain and airframe about a bajillion times each

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5. I still think "Andromeda Strain" is a great sci-fi book (and OK movie).